Electromagnetically induced transparency controlled by a microwave field
Quantum Physics
2009-08-23 v1
Abstract
We have experimentally studied propagation of two optical fields in a dense rubidium (Rb) vapor in the case when an additional microwave field is coupled to the hyperfine levels of Rb atoms. The Rb energy levels form a close-lambda three-level system coupled to the optical fields and the microwave field. It has been found that the maximum transmission of a probe field depends on the relative phase between the optical and the microwave fields. We have observed both constructive and destructive interference in electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). A simple theoretical model and a numerical simulation have been developed to explain the observed experimental results.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0903.1457,
title = {Electromagnetically induced transparency controlled by a microwave field},
author = {Hebin Li and Vladimir A. Sautenkov and Yuri V. Rostovtsev and George R. Welch and Philip R. Hemmer and Marlan O. Scully},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.1457},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, 6 figures